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Title: EVALUATION OF FIBER QUALITY AND OTHER AGRONOMIC TRAITS OF G. HIRSUTUM ACCESSIONS FROM UZBEK COTTON GERMPLASM

Author
item ABDURAKHMONOV, IBROKHIM - UZBEK INST OF GENETICS
item BURIEV, ZABARDAST - UZBEK INST OF GENETICS
item Kohel, Russell
item Yu, John
item PEPPER, ALAN - TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
item Saha, Sukumar

Submitted to: International Cotton Genome Initiative Workshop
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/10/2004
Publication Date: 10/10/2004
Citation: Abdurakhmonov, I., Buriev, Z.T., Kohel, R.J., Yu, J., Pepper, A.E., Saha, S. 2004. Evaluation of fiber quality and other agronomic traits of G. hirsutum accessions from Uzbek cotton germplasm [abstract]. International Cotton Genome Initiative Workshop. p. 88.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Fiber yield and qualities are two most important goals of cotton breeding programs worldwide. The modern DNA marker technologies are proven to be useful in tagging candidate genes for trait of interest and therefore, are greatly accelerating the breeding programs to develop well-adapted cotton varieties with superior fiber quality. However, the narrow genetic base of currently available cotton cultivars makes it difficult to map agronomically important traits using molecular markers; therefore, there is a need to explore novel germplasm resources and identify candidate genetic resources for important agronomic traits including fiber quality and yield. As a collaborative research program between USDA-ARS and Uzbekistan, a number of wild G. hirsutum races (ssp.palmeri, ssp.richmondi, ssp. morilli, ssp. mexicanum, ssp.latifolium, ssp. malum, ssp.yucatanense, ssp. punctatum, ssp. purpurascens etc.) and G. hirsutum accessions belonging to ssp. euhirsutum (according to Mauer) that represent a wide range of ecological niche.